Browsing by Author "Kennison, Shelia"
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Rehabilitation in Huntington's Disease and Those at Risk for Huntington's Disesase
Grace, Jessica Layne (2017-05-01)Huntington's disease is a devastating genetically transmitted disorder. Until recently little has been done to rehabilitate individuals with Huntington's. This study examined the effects of cognitive and motor rehabilitation ... -
Role of gender non-conformity in cooperation: Evidence from the Prisoner's Dilemma
Downing, Megan (2019-12)This study examined the relationship between gender conforming individuals and cooperative behavior when participants are partnered with a gender conforming or non-conforming "partner." Cooperation has been a key development ... -
Role of pragmatic language in aging and its relationship with quality of life
Messer, Rachel Helen (2014-05)The study examined the relationship between pragmatic language decline and older adults' quality of life, as well as social factors that could affect health. Quality of life is a term used to describe an individual's life ... -
Socializing role of codes and code-switching among Korean children in the U. S.
Yun, Seong-Won (2009-05)Scope and Method of Study: This study examines the code-switching habits of Korean children in a Korean speech community in the United States in order to understand the socializing role of codes and code-switching. The ... -
Terminal materialism vs. instrumental materialism: Can materialism be beneficial?
Scott, Kristin (2009-12)Scope and Method of Study: Previous research has focused on the negative outcomes of materialism (e.g., Richins and Dawson 1992). This dissertation extends the work of Csikszentmihalyi and Rochberg-Halton (1978) to investigate ... -
Theory-Constitutive Metaphors, Similes, and Scientists' Narratives About Their Travel and/or Research Experience in Popular Science Articles: Examining Linguistic and Rhetorical Features
Muranova, Olga (2019-05-01)Among popular science publications, the most common type is the Popular Science Article (PSA). The main purpose of PSAs is to convey the necessary scientific content in the form accessible to non-specialists. They also ... -
Tools of persuasion: A comparison of satirical and serious treatments of sexual harassment
Bond, Montrey (2019-12-16)Satire is often used to send persuasive messages. Humor in general increases engagement with and enjoyment of media, which can make said media more persuasive. However, satire is a subtle type of humor that may be subject ... -
We are what we watch: Film preferences and personality correlates
Romans, Andrew (2015-04-30)Movies and film make up a large component of our cultural landscape, but what those films say about our personalities is relatively under-studied. With this research, I set out to discover any connections between our film ... -
Wounded worldviews : A terror management perspective on combat veterans
Bradley, Kristopher (2013-07)Previous research has demonstrated that individuals that have experienced trauma respond atypically to reminders of mortality. The present research tested the hypothesis that United States military veterans would respond ...